Methods Matter - Social Network Analysis

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, midnight

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research.\n\nIn this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions!\n\nEpisode Three - Social Network Analysis\n\nTo go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/2ZenYA3\n\nIn expert corner - Dr David Griffiths from the University of Stirling. His research focuses on social connections and social advantage. And what tool does he rely on to get to the heart of the issues? You guessed it social network analysis, and social survey methods. \n\nIn researcher ranch \u2013 Dr Anne-Nicole Casey, Qualitative Research Associate from the University of New South Wales within the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre (DCRC) and Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). \n\nFurther reading referenced in the show:\n\nSocial Network Analysis By John Scott - https://amzn.to/3n9Lp5R\nDoing Social Network Analysis By Gary Robins - https://amzn.to/3n80Jjb\n\nRead more about our guests and listen to more great podcasts at:\n\nhttps://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk\n\nThe National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a service to learners, trainers and partner organisations in the research methods community - methodological training and resources on core and advanced quantitive, qualitive, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods.\n\nhttps://www.ncrm.ac.uk/\n\nNCRM is delighted to bring you the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival in collaboration with methods@manchester. Held on 25-29 October 2021, the event will be a celebration of research methods with an interdisciplinary social science flavour.